Creator Statements

“I was exactly what they wanted to a T, and that's why it felt so right. The thought of authentically portraying a transgender teenage girl made me really happy. I wanted to make this for transgender kids like me.”

“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.”

“"Authenticity and representation are also important shared qualities between how Rio's character was written, and what Pinol always strived to bring to the studio. Rio Morales hails from New York with a Puerto Rican lineage."”

“I want to keep the balance between authorship and having it be entertainment. The theme of the game reflected my notion at that point in time, that humanity needed to connect and unite to avoid disaster. There was a global divide happening around then, especially following talks of Brexit.”

“What I'm really trying to do is create unique characters. I wanted to add that sexiness to her. Once you recognize the secret reason for her exposure, you will feel ashamed of your words and deeds.”

“Vox Media launched Language, Please, a comprehensive DEI editorial guide funded by Google News Initiative, providing journalists and creators with infrastructure to ensure work does not include bias, perpetuate stereotypes, or dehumanize subjects, reflecting commitment to a diverse, equitable, and i”

“Before Campaign Three, Mercer confirmed working with cultural and sensitivity consultants throughout the worldbuilding and presentation of Marquet to ensure aspects would be lending a familiarity and celebrating aspects of those same languages and cultures without appropriating them.”

“Matt Mercer stated he tries to normalize LGBTQ+ relationships by presenting them as natural facets of his NPC characters rather than making a big deal out of them, drawing on experiences of close LGBT family and friends.”

“In January 2021, Thorn came out as transgender, stating: 'I'm delighted to say I'm a trans woman; my name is Abigail and you can refer to me with she/her.' She drew attention to struggles UK trans folk experience, saying 'trans people, especially trans people of colour, are hit hardest by unemployme”

“Being queer or a person of color in your friend group is an invisible weight you carry. I can't always be on the soapbox I might want to be on because then I would have no friends. But it's ever-present. I'm in a rare position, and we as a group are in a rare position, where we've tapped into some f”

“Portkey Games stated that creating a game representative and diverse had been a high priority throughout development, saying it felt very important to create a game that is representative of the rich and diverse world of Harry Potter as well as the groups of people who play games, which includes the”

“Novak stated he didn't intend to promote further division in his exploration of polarizing topics, or for the episodes to be about arguments, but instead hoped to evoke something honest and human by looking at issues through the lens of artfully drawn characters.”

“Doom Eternal is nutritional content. We are accepting of intentional frustration if it teaches players something meaningful - when they die and understand what they did wrong and want to try again. The fun is the combat puzzle.”

“Whether it's a minor character or a character that is one of the most highly skilled and most played, if that character is removed from the game, the people who live for that character in Smash Bros. are going to have their feelings hurt. Everyone is here was about making sure no fan felt disappoint”

“Something beautiful needs something depraved or tragic to embolden that beauty. I prefer players to interpret the story for themselves, as they get more value from it when they find out hints of plot from items or side-characters.”

“I want to make sure this is a movie about queer awakening, that we have that in there. It's not just a movie about childhood. The queerness needed to be the hermeneutic through which Jonah would see and interpret his world.”

“Making sure that Rainbow Six is a welcoming environment for everybody who plays games is very important to us. It's absolutely a conscious effort to make sure we have a diverse cast of operators so people can feel like they're part of the Rainbow Six universe.”

“We did a good job of presenting the different faction decisions to the player in a way that made them really think a lot about the choices that they were making. The goal was player expression and moral complexity through choice architecture.”

“We worked very, very hard on Watch Dogs: Legion to make a game about diversity and equality and representation. We rejected from the beginning the idea of the heroic dude on the box who saves us all.”

“There are a lot of people out there who feel like they aren't moving forward, that they have no future, and carry a lot of weight on their shoulders every day. If our game can give people a little courage to keep going in their day to day lives, to face things head on and do something with themselve”